A09376:1634
A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon…A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon…
A cloud of faithful witnesses, leading to the heavenly Canaan, or, A commentary upon the 11 chapter to the Hebrews preached in Cambridge by that godly, and judicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executors, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.A cloud of faithfull witnesses, leading to the heauenly Canaan, or, A commentarie vpon the 11 chapter to the Hebrewes preached in Cambridge by that godly, and iudicious divine, M. William Perkins ; long expected and desired, and therefore published at the request of his executours, by Will. Crashawe and Tho. Pierson, preachers of Gods Word, who heard him preach it, and wrote it from his mouth.
London: printed by Humphrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607London: printed by Humfrey Lownes for Leo. Greene, 1607
The faith of the widow and the Shunamite.The faith of the widowe and the Shunamite.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
And thus much of this tenth fruit of faith, and of them all severally.
And thus much of this tenth fruit of faith, and of them all seuerally.
Now, from them all jointly together, observe this special point; That faith is such a grace of God, as doth bring down from heaven upon every believer, all Gods blessings that are needful for him. Who is he that desires not to be made partaker of GODs blessing• needful ⟨p. 526⟩for him, both in soul and body? Well: the only way and means hereto, is to get a true and lively faith, and to put the same in practice, in all such duties as God shall require at our hands. The worthy men before named, obtained all the former most wonderful blessings, by means of their faith: By it they scaped the edge of the sword, they quenched the violence of the fire, waxed mighty in battle, &c. as we have heard.
Now, from them all ioyntly together, obserue this speciall point; That faith is such a grace of God, as doth bring downe from heauen vpon euery beleeuer, all Gods blessings that are needfull for him. Who is hee that desires not to bee made partaker of GODs blessing• needfull ⟨p. 526⟩for him, both in soule and body? Well: the onely way and meanes hereto, is to get a true and liuely faith, and to put the same in practice, in all such duties as God shall require at our hands. The worthy men before named, obtained al the former most wonderfull blessings, by meanes of their faith: By it they scaped the edge of the sword, they quenched the violence of the fire, waxed mighty in battel, &c. as wee haue heard.